Glass cover for automobiles



April 5, 1927. L. W. COLBY GLASS COVER FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Dec. 1, 1925 {fave/w) I Q Patented Apnh, 19237.

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LAWRENCE w. COLBY, or

JOHN NORMAN METHUEN, MASSACHUSETTfi Assieivoa or ONE-HALF ro ANDERSON, or METI-IUEN, Massaonusarrs.

GLASS COVER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

1 particle of spatter makes a spot most difficult to clean in order to get the paint to adhere. The use of paper glued on the glass is Objectionable because, in the rubbing process, it wears off When wet and rubbed.

Rubber coating has been proposed, but it is soluble in the acetone ofthe paint.

According to the present invention a cover is employed formed of a multiple piece of metal adapted to cover the entire glass, having provision for holding it in place. To this end the invention consists in the glass cover for automobiles hereinafter described and particularly defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. l is a front elevationof the preferred form of glass cover embodying the invention, and Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2, Fig. 1.v

The illustrated embodiment ofthe invention is described as follows: The cover consists of four pieces of tin. The lower lefthand piece 1 is rectangular, and provided on its upper edge with a bent back lip 10.

The lower right-hand piece 2 is rectangular,

and its upper edge is adapted to be received under the lip 10, which forms a guideway The upperleft-hand piece 3 is rectangular, and provided on its lower edge with a roll which extends to a point short of the left-hand end" of the piece, so as to avoid interference with the glass channel and window frame. The upper edge of the piece 3 is provided with a hook bend 31, formed to hook over the upper edge of the glass (see Fig. 2). It is also provided with an angle iron handle and stiifener 32, riveted to the sheet at the left-hand end. The upper right-hand piece 4 is rectangular, and provided on its lower edge with a bead 40, adapted to be received in the roll 30 of the piece 3 (which forms a guidewa-y for it), and at its upper edge with the hook bend 41 formed'to hook over theupper edge of the glass (see Fig. 2), and to embrace the hook 31 of piece 3. The right-hand end of the top position, and the cover bead 40 is cut oil so as to avoid interference with the glass channel and window frame.

Like piece 3, it is also provided with an angle iron handle and stiffener l2, riveted to the sheet at its right-hand end.

Thecover is applied to the glass as follows: The glass is raised to its highest position, pieces 1 and 2 (interlocked or slidingly united as shown) are applied to the lower portion of the glass, the lower edge of piece 1 being pressed into the crevice between the glass and the felt of the glass channel 51, and the left-hand edge being pushed under the edge of the window frame; the right hand lower piece is pushed to the right and similarly positioned. Next the glass is lowered about an inch, care being taken to see that the. lower pieces previously put in place follow down with the glass, and the two upper pieces 3 and 4c (interlocked or slidingly united as shown) are taken by their handles and hooked over the top edge of the glass and moved lateral] I outward to push their outer edges under the window frame, after which the glass is raised to its is in place and securely held there. The pieces 1 and 2 are of such width as to overlap each other, more or less depending on the width of the window; so also the pieces 3 and 4. Similarly the upper pieces overlap the lower ones to compensate for variations in the height of the window. The pieces may be made of any suitable, strong, stiff material.

This cover protects the glass from injury during sand-blasting paint removal as well as from being spattered by paint during painting.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A glass cover for automobiles consisting of a plurality of pieces of sheet metal arranged to overlap each other and cover the glass, having provision for holding them in place on the glass comprising hooks on the upper edges of the upper sheets to hook over the top edge of the glass.

2. A glass cover for use in painting automobiles comprising two overlapping pieces for covering the lower portion of the glass, one piece being provided with a guideway to receive the other piece so that they are ,slidingly united for transverse movement with respect to each other, and two overlapping top pieces, one piece being provided with a gi uideway to receive the other piece so that they also are shchngly unlted tor transverse movement with respect to each other for covering the upper part of the glass and the upper edges of the lower pieces.

3. A glass cover for automobiles conslstmg of a plurahty of palrs of sheet mittens] arranged to overlap each other and cover the glass, the pair for covering the upper por- 10 tion of the glass being provided with hooks to hook over the upper edge of the glass.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

LAWRENCE WV. COLBY. 

